Travel
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Skiing can be cheaper than you thinkDec 12, 2014 5:01 am - Associated Press DENVER - In 2010, the price of walk-up, single-day lift ticket at Vail and Beaver Creek ski resorts topped $100. Aspen quickly followed suit, and ticket...
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Holiday events across the U.S., from light shows to menorahsDec 12, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The dark days of December are being lit up with holiday sparkle all over the map, from creative Christmas trees to giant menorahs. Gingerbread houses, light d...
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London air control computer failure resolvedDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - LONDON - The airspace over London was briefly closed Friday afternoon due to what authorities said was a computer failure at one of Britain's two air traffic control cen...
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Putting summer vacation photos on holiday cardsDec 11, 2014 5:01 am - Areti Bratsis has found that summer visitors to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, often have more on their minds than going to the beach, eating seafood and watching sunsets. Man...
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Public menorah lightings around the globeDec 11, 2014 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Public Hanukkah celebrations are being planned around the U.S. and abroad, from a parade of menorah-topped cars in Philadelphia to a menorah lighting and conc...
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Walden Pond where Thoreau lived simply goes solarDec 10, 2014 5:00 am - CONCORD, Mass. - Henry David Thoreau famously wrote of "the sunshine of a winter's day," and now the simple place that inspired him the most is going solar. Officials ar...
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Constable: Tollway death counts are more than numbersDec 09, 2014 4:00 am - The first time I saw one of those grim Illinois expressway signs was in 2012. I was merrily driving to the family farm in Indiana to visit my mom when I spotted a roadsi...
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5 free things: NYC lit up and lovely at ChristmasDec 07, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - The Christmas season is one of New York City's busiest times of year. Tickets for Broadway shows and hotel rooms go for premium prices and lines for top attra...
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Travel books, for gifts or your own coffee tableDec 05, 2014 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Shopping, romance, bucket lists, inspiration and information: All of these things and more can be found in books for travelers that are out this season in tim...
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Mismanagement allegations at Pearl Harbor memorialDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The USS Arizona is one of the nation's most hallowed sites, an underwater grave for more than 900 sailors and Marines killed when Japan bombed Pea...